Nearly 50 passengers are stranded and several vessels have sought shelter across ports in Southern Tagalog due to the southwest monsoon, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said.
PCG monitoring conducted between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m. on Sunday, August 30 recorded 48 passengers were stranded across eight ports due to inclement weather.
The disruption affected the following ports in the region:
Real Port
Pola Port
Looc Port
San Agustin Port
Coast Guard Sub-Station (CGSS) Balayan
Anilao Port
Calatagan Port
Wawa Port
To avoid rough seas and hazardous weather conditions, a total of 30 maritime vessels were reported sheltering in secure coastal areas, including:
10 motorized vessels
11 tugboats
9 barges
State weather bureau PAGASA said Metro Manila, Ilocos Norte, the rest of the Cordillera Administrative Region, Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas and Occidental Mindoro may